HOW TO CREATE 360° CGI 3D MOVIES

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HOW TO CREATE 360° CGI 3D MOVIES

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Roberto Ziche published in The Full Dome Database the first part of a very interesting paper explaining how he created the "Stereo domemaster shader", a 3DStudio MAX/Mental Ray plug-in intended for 3D panoramic CGI filmmakers.

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The problem of creating a 360° 3D video is more complex than you may think; a standard very wide angle dual camera will not work as a normal stereoscopic camera as when you reach 90° on either side, directions of the left and right cameras line of sight are superposed; and when looking further back, left and right will be reverse, giving a "pseudostereoscopic" effect (and headaches...). The clever solution is explained in details by Roberto Ziche in his paper.

Source : http://stereoscopynews.com/hotnews/3d-t ... ovies.html
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Interesting.
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This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! :)
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the actual forum thread complete with plugins:
http://fulldome.ning.com/forum/topics/s ... ter-images
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